The government of Burkina Faso has firmly dismissed recent remarks made by U.S. AFRICOM Commander General Michael Langley, describing them as false and misrepresentative of the country’s governance of natural resources. General Langley, during his April 3, 2025 testimony before the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, reportedly suggested that revenues from Burkina Faso’s mining sector…
Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Maitama Tuggar is scheduled to visit Niamey on Wednesday, April 16, marking a new phase in diplomatic efforts to restore cooperation between the two countries. This upcoming visit builds on earlier engagements, including a March meeting between Niger’s Foreign Minister Bakary Yaou Sangaré and Nigeria’s ambassador to Niamey, Mohammed Sani Usman….
Michael Sang Correa, a former member of an elite Gambian military unit known as the “Junglers,” has been convicted by a U.S. jury for his role in the torture of political prisoners following a failed coup attempt in 2006. The verdict, delivered on Tuesday, marks a historic moment as the first trial under the U.S….
Ghana’s capital city, Accra will play host at the grand launch of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. President John Dramani Mahama is expected to officially open the ceremony, which will serve as the first in a series of coordinated celebrations across ECOWAS…
Over 100 political parties in Mali have rejected the government’s plan to relaunch consultations on the review of the Charter of Political Parties. The parties, meeting on April 15 in Bamako, issued a joint statement describing the initiative as inappropriate and contrary to the resolutions of the National Refoundation Conference (ANR). The government intends to…
